Dancing on the Eastside? New Owner Janice Pasa is Kicking it up a Notch at the Yuppie Tavern in Kirkland/Totem Lake

Yep, I mean, affectionately, “The Yup”! The Yuppie Tavern is happening! LIVE MUSIC & DANCING on the Eastside! The bands are great! Music ranging from Classic Rock & Roll, Blues to Reggae! New owner Janice Pasa has put her heart and soul into this place! She told me that she believes and views that every customer is an investment, and that she wants to take great care of all of her clients! (On the personal side, she also takes care of her aging parents, son, disabled sister and also a young man she took off the streets, she has a full plate). New Owner Janice sincerely has a heart-of-gold! It shows in her willingness to put pride in her business and clients! That’s why she’s bringing in great bands, fun, food, nightly drink specials, etc.!”Get your Boogie on” live dancing music is back on the Eastside!

First, I want to touch on the fact that there is a little misconception about the word “Yuppie”, so I want to give you a little clarification here.

Randy Oxford played! It was a fantastic night!

It’s not stuffy, it’s a super comfortable place, so don’t feel intimidated, as like in Wikipedia the word means, A yuppie (short for “young urban professional” or “young upwardly-mobile professional”) is defined by one source as being “a young college-educated adult who has a job that pays a lot of money and who lives and works in or near a large city”. This acronym first came into use in the early 1980s. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that…)But, NO! It’s a super comfortable tavern/bar/saloon/lounge for ALL ages! It’s down-to-earth! A lot like the show “Cheers”! You know, “where everybody knows your name”!

My friends and I are really enjoying this place! Again, Janice is bringing in great local bands, it was voted 5th Place on “Evenings BEST of Western Washington”.

The other night it felt like a “House Party”, with everyone in the place dancing and grooving to the band, the Davanos! They ROCKED the place, and we danced! (Local bands on Friday and Saturday nights, like the Greg Marshall Band & Betchawannaboogie Band – Coming soon!).

Lead guitarist of the Davanos on the Left – they rocked the house!

Also, they’ve got pretty darn good food too!

9-hour simmered pork tacos – DELISH!!

I love their “Fried Pickles” and fresh homemade cut-off the-cheese-block, “Mozzarella Sticks”! Oh and the hand-pressed all beef burgers w/brioche buns are delicious too! Also with over 13 local beers on tap! Taco Tuesdays too, and the 9-hour pulled pork tacos are soooooo good! (They’ve also got a very cool large deck outside in back to cool off when you’re working up that sweat dancing, or to take a smoke break…).